PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Judah
vs
White

185 cm
32
212 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

188 cm
28
217 lbs
10 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Judah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Walter White!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judah was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Judah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White moves out of range as Judah strikes.
White throws a looping overhand right but Judah ducks down to avoid it.
Judah ducks right into an uppercut from White.
White moves into range and connects with a jab.
White fails with a takedown attempt.
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
Nice takedown defense from Judah. No joy for White on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White lands with a hook. Judah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
White has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Judah is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nice shot by White.
Nice body punch from Judah.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

White clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Judah.

White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Judah throws a jab when White was well out of range.
White shoots for a takedown but Judah saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
David Judah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter White.
Judah scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Judah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Judah gets caught napping as White dives in and scores a takedown. Judah manages to retain guard.
Judah is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Judah tries to land a sweep but no joy.
White throws an elbow that misses. Judah uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in White's guard. Nice move by Judah!

White has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Judah sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control the position.
White being controlled here, momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Judah looking to pass the guard.
Judah controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
White trying to keep a closed guard but Judah is proving a slippery customer.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Judah is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Judah moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
White lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judah cracks White with a right hand to the side of the head.
White misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy left from White finds it's target.
White slips a jab from Judah.
Judah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Judah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Judah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
White lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter White dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

White shoots for a double leg takedown but Judah sprawls well. He's pushed White's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Judah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Judah at a distance.
Judah paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Judah looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Donk. White catches Judah right on the button with a cross.
White takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
White lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Judah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White throws a hook but Judah blocks it.
Judah walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Judah lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Judah.
White looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Judah, right into the meat.
A punch combination from White misses.

Judah tries to keep at a distance but White has taken the fight into the clinch.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Judah gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Judah is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
White is trying to break the clinch but Judah is controlling him.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Judah just misses with a elbow thrown towards White's brow.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Judah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Judah misses with a low kick as White jumps back.
Judah takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Judah is just out of range.
White lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Judah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
David Judah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White goes for a double leg but Judah avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Judah continues to drive forward.
Judah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
White digs a right hand underneath Judah's ribcage. Judah let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Judah.
I was talking to Judah's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Judah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
Judah misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Judah.
White stalling in the clinch but Judah improves position.
Judah lands a nice elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Judah lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
Judah lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Judah misses the jab.

White clinches with his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Judah.
White dodges an elbow strike from Judah.
White holding his opponent close, against the cage.
White has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Judah after a bit of a struggle.
David Judah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter White.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Judah throws a head punch that misses.
Judah lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White blocks the elbow strike.
Judah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White lands an elbow inside that Judah shrugs off.

It looks like David Judah has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White wants a takedown.
A hook to the body from White.
White pressing his opponent against the cage.
Judah misses with a punch to the body.
White dodges an elbow strike from Judah.
White scores with a shoulder strike.
White looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judah scores with a hook to the body.
White blocks a body shot from Judah.
White lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Judah.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that David Judah will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Judah's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Judah connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

White looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Judah!
What's Judah going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Judah sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
White tries to pass the half guard into mount. Judah knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Judah manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
White with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Judah looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Judah continues to stall.
White throwing strikes from guard but Judah blocks nicely.
Judah is trying to control the position but White postures up.
Walter White has got the better of the ground game so far.
White throws a strike but Judah rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Judah engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
White is trying to keep Judah in close.
Judah is stalling in the full guard.
White wants to sweep here but Judah controlling him for the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

White has closed the distance and engaged Judah in a clinch.
Judah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White lands a nice elbow.
A short right from White.
White stalling.
A shot in the inside from Judah.
Judah prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right from Judah on the inside.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White lands a body punch.
Judah misses with a punch to the body.
Judah lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Judah fails to land.
A short right from Judah.
White blocks an uppercut.
Judah pushes off an throws an elbow but White leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Judah throws an elbow but it's blocked.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White takes a shot to the head.
Judah blocks an uppercut.
White dodges an elbow strike from Judah.
Judah pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Judah.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Judah lands an elbow inside that White shrugs off.
White tries to throw a body punch but Judah avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
White is looking for a takedown.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Judah showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Judah has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Walter White!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for David Judah!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Walter White!

Walter White wins by split decision!
An out of breath Walter White thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.